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Rice bran oil was extracted using limonene as an alternative solvent to hexane. Hexane is commonly used but has safety, health, and environmental concerns. The study found that limonene extracted rice bran oil under optimum conditions of a 5:1 solvent-to-meal ratio and 1 hour extraction time. The initial quality characteristics of the limonene-extracted oil were comparable to hexane-extracted oil. The positive results pave the way for further studies on scale-up and other quality aspects of using limonene f
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- ericconchamunoz
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- EN